Wednesday, February 22, 2012

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • 'Stewardesses' and 'reverberated' are the two longest words (12 letters each) that can be typed using on the left hand.
  • 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel.
  • Stroking the sole of the foot is used by doctors to produce the Babinski effect.
  • Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has
  • Sugar was first added to chewing gum in 1869 . . . by a dentist ( William Semple)
  • Superman's hair grows ' incredibly long' when exposed to red kryptonite additional storylines include other random effects.
  • Swahili is a combination of African tribal languages, Arabic and Portuguese.
  • Sweetbread is neither sweet, nor bread. It is a dish made up of the pancreas or the thymus gland of a calf or lamb.
  • Swiss Steak, Chop Suey, Russian Dressing, and a Hamburger all originated in the US.
  • Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.

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